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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-12-12 13:53 in General Discussion
i have been gone from this group for about a year. when i left there
was some discussion of software that could talk to the stamps using a
windows ce machine. did that ever happen? i tried to do it with a
TI85 hand held programable but i quickly ran out of time and got in
way over my head and gave it up. has anyone succeded in this? dispite
the cheapness of the hand held programable calculators i would opt
for a win ce machine if it worked with the stamp2 and SX chips.
anyone heard anything?

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-12-17 00:55
    [font=arial,helvetica]In a message dated 12/16/00 6:12:31 PM Central Standard Time,
    eng3@ocoeenet.net writes:


    i have been gone from this group for about a year. when i left there
    was some discussion of software that could talk to the stamps using a
    windows ce machine. did that ever happen? i tried to do it with a
    TI85 hand held programable but i quickly ran out of time and got in
    way over my head and gave it up. has anyone succeded in this? dispite
    the cheapness of the hand held programable calculators i would opt
    for a win ce machine if it worked with the stamp2 and SX chips.
    anyone heard anything?



    I'm very confident it won't work without major re-engineering of the
    compiler. ·The DOS versions are written in x86 assembly language and the Win
    compiler was developed with Inprise's (Borland) Delphi. ·As you're probably
    aware, the API for desktop Windows and WinCE is dramatically different. ·Even
    if the editor would work, the program as a whole wouldn't because the
    tokenizer (even the one used by the Win compiler) is written is x86 assembler.

    I really like WinCE but wouldn't consider writing Stamp programs on my Nino.
    I "play" from time-to-time with PocketC (www.orbworks.com) and I'm thrilled
    that they now have a desktop editor.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Dallas, TX[/font]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-12-17 04:47
    Are you talking about reading data like from a data logger, or maybe
    changing a variable like what temperature to turn a circuit off/on?

    or, are are you talking about up/downloading programs?

    Seems like the serial communication to output stored
    data like from a data logger to a CE or Palm should
    not be excessive.

    Anybody know if just downloading or reading data, like a
    remote LCD could be done easily?


    Dave



    --- In basicstamps@egroups.com, jonwms@a... wrote:
    > In a message dated 12/16/00 6:12:31 PM Central Standard Time,
    > eng3@o... writes:
    >
    >
    > > i have been gone from this group for about a year. when i left
    there
    > > was some discussion of software that could talk to the stamps
    using a
    > > windows ce machine. did that ever happen? i tried to do it with a
    > > TI85 hand held programable but i quickly ran out of time and got
    in
    > > way over my head and gave it up. has anyone succeded in this?
    dispite
    > > the cheapness of the hand held programable calculators i would
    opt
    > > for a win ce machine if it worked with the stamp2 and SX chips.
    > >
    >
    > I'm very confident it won't work without major re-engineering of
    the
    > compiler. The DOS versions are written in x86 assembly language
    and the Win
    > compiler was developed with Inprise's (Borland) Delphi. As you're
    probably
    > aware, the API for desktop Windows and WinCE is dramatically
    different. Even
    > if the editor would work, the program as a whole wouldn't because
    the
    > tokenizer (even the one used by the Win compiler) is written is x86
    assembler.
    >
    > I really like WinCE but wouldn't consider writing Stamp programs on
    my Nino.
    > I "play" from time-to-time with PocketC (www.orbworks.com) and I'm
    thrilled
    > that they now have a desktop editor.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Dallas, TX
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-12-19 00:52
    a year or so ago a company announced a windows ce beta copy of a program for
    working with the basic stamp II shortly after that (before i could down load
    it) they disappeared. anyone know what happened to them? is there a windows
    ce program available that will do the same thing with any of the stamp or
    mic chips? i get tired of dragging a six pound "portable" around.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-12-19 05:25
    Hi Mike,
    You don't say if you want ot program or just upload a program.

    If you just want to upload, check out Tracy Allen's page
    http://www.emesystems.com/index.html
    and check out the STACHE unit.

    Actual programming.... Maybe someone else knows about
    the site/program you mentioned.



    --- In basicstamps@egroups.com, "Mike Walker" <eng3@o...> wrote:
    > a year or so ago a company announced a windows ce beta copy of a
    program for
    > working with the basic stamp II shortly after that (before i could
    down load
    > it) they disappeared. anyone know what happened to them? is there
    a windows
    > ce program available that will do the same thing with any of the
    stamp or
    > mic chips? i get tired of dragging a six pound "portable" around.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-12-12 03:33
    I am wondering if there will ever be a Stamp Editor for the "IPAC".
    I would like to be able to make program changes onsite. If anyone
    knows of this software being available please let me know where I
    can find it.
    Thank you for your help,
    Steve
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-12-12 07:20
    Hello,
    I just finished a serial and object file downloader
    for windows written in visual basic and posted it to
    this group. I am now working on a object file loader
    for win ce and palm. By this I mean, you can create a
    program with the parallax ide and save as an object
    file and then use you pocketpc to upload it to the
    stamp. When Parallax makes a tokenizer dll for ce , I
    will write something like an ide for win ce.
    Good luck,
    If you have any questions feel free,
    Curtis Desselles

    --- sciencecenter123 <goodtimes_572@h...>
    wrote:
    > I am wondering if there will ever be a Stamp Editor
    > for the "IPAC".
    > I would like to be able to make program changes
    > onsite. If anyone
    > knows of this software being available please let me
    > know where I
    > can find it.
    > Thank you for your help,
    > Steve
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-12-12 13:53
    There isn't at this time, and no guarantee that there ever will be.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
    -- Dallas Office


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    I am wondering if there will ever be a Stamp Editor for the "IPAC".
    I would like to be able to make program changes onsite. If anyone
    knows of this software being available please let me know where I
    can find it.
    Thank you for your help,
    Steve



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